Thanks. That answers all my questions. ~rajorshi
On Feb 4, 10:47 pm, Trevor Johns <[email protected]> wrote: > Err, typo there: Free apps cannot request > the com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE permission. > > (Billing works just fine with free apps.) > > -- > Trevor Johns > Developer Programs Engineer, Androidhttp://developer.android.com > > On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 9:44 AM, Trevor Johns <[email protected]> wrote: > > Technically the backend license servers allow it and return a large > > validity timestamp, BUT... > > > The market publisher console will not allow you to upload an APK that's > > free and requests the com.android.vending.BILLING permission. > > > In practice, this means that free apps cannot use the LVL, because you > > won't be able to upload them. > > > (Marco: This change was made very late in the development of the license > > service. For a long time during development, it was indeed possible to use > > licensing with free apps. The reference you found in the docs was probably > > an artifact from this that that we just missed before publishing. I'll > > submit a change to remove it to prevent confusion.) > > > -- > > Trevor Johns > > Developer Programs Engineer, Android > >http://developer.android.com > > > On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 6:14 AM, MarcoAndroid <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> @rojorshi: here's the link you were looking for I think. Seems you > >> should be fine for free apps. Just search for the word 'free' in this > >> link:http://developer.android.com/guide/publishing/licensing.html > >> It looks like you won't be able to upload a free version with the LVL > >> permission in it... if your app is already available as free. > > >> But it also says it returns LICENSED for free apps in table A-2. So > >> what situation would this be then? > > >> On Feb 3, 6:01 am, rajorshi <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > I had developed a game intending to publish it as a paid application > >> > using the Android LVL with the default ServerManagedPolicy licensing > >> > policy. Now, the powers that be have decided that we have to publish > >> > it as a free app. For some reason I do not want to remove/disable the > >> > license checks. My question is: how does the licensing service handle > >> > free apps? Will checks always fail or always pass? Is there any way I > >> > can make the license service accept any installation of my free app as > >> > licensed? > > >> > I found the following on free apps in the official documentation, but, > >> > it doesn't help me much. > > >> > "Only paid applications published through Market can use the service. > >> > [...] Licensing is currently for paid apps only, since free apps are > >> > considered licensed for all users." > > >> > I would have assumed that checks will fail, but, I remember reading > >> > somewhere that for free apps the licensing server will return a very > >> > large validity timestamp (long.MAX) ensuring that the license is > >> > always valid for free apps. Unfortunately, I have lost the link to > >> > that source. > > >> > Note: > >> > 1. The problem is not as crazy as it sounds. It's just that I am not > >> > able to explain my use case further without giving away some > >> > proprietary information. > >> > 2. I had posted the same question on StackOverflow but did not get any > >> > response. Hence, posting it here. > > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >> Groups "Android Developers" group. > >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> [email protected] > >> For more options, visit this group at > >>http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
